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Kinda reminds me of what I did with an Etzel's midget kit several years ago.

For those of you getting ready to build one of those new Revell Kurtis midgets, here are some photos I shot for Open Wheel magazine back in 1996. This is a V8-60 powered car. That what they should look like!

Outstanding!

The Ford in the second photo is a '54 or earlier, definitely not '55.

Ahhhhh Chuck, you are my hero!

First of all, Chuck, what follows is on no way a criticism of you or your modeling skills. Thank you for building this and posting the information without any bias. I usually hesitate to be critical of things on boards like this because some always take it all wrong. The following criticism is aimed directly at AMT and no one else. Khart, you're right, that window net looks exactly like a steel grate. And I would add that the tire lettering is all wrong and, it may be the camera angle, but the wing looks way over size. For $20.00 per kit I sure would expect something more than a toy like snapper, more than a kit that needs a ton of work to just bring it up to average accuracy. I can't believe how far NASCAR kits have sunk in the last ten years. They used to be the most detailed, most accurate kits on the market. On the one hand we now get superb kits like the current crop of Hemi darts, '40 Fords, and the like, and on the other hand, NASCAR subjects like this! Thanks AMT, but I'm passing on this one. No sale!

I love all forms of motorsports and photography. My photo web site. I also mess around with HO trains and try to get out and photograph 1:1 trains when I can. Railroad photos And then, of course, there's the slowly growing "mini fleet" of 1:1 projects: The roadster: The '47 Mercury that I'm almost done re-wiring: And the newest addition, a '62 Falcon that is resisting my best efforts to get it running reliably: Between shooting races and going to 1:1 car shows all season explains why I haven't touched a model in months! I've got one more race weekend to shoot this year (The Cup race at Martinsville next week) and car shows are pretty much done around here. So then I plan to get back to model cars for the winter!

I shop on-line exclusively. Either from on-line retailers or eBay. The nearest brick and mortar hobby shop is 25 miles away and their selection of kits is basic at best. We do have a Hobby Lobby here in town but it's kit selection is laughable. So it's the internet for me 100% of the time.

Exactly right. I jumped all over that '40 Standard and didn't build it stock. Stock engine? No way, how about an Ardun with 8 Strombergs? The stock suspension was easy to lower. If the new '48 Ford had a stock height roof, I'd be all over it too, probably would buy several. But with that bad chop, I'll pass.

Darin, I have the issue of The Rodder's Journal" that featured that car. Send me an e-mail reminder and I'll scan the engine photos for you and give you any other information you need. Drew

If the '48 Ford came with a stock height top why does that automatically make it only usable as a replica stock kit? The vast majority of 1:1 street rod '46 - '48 Fords out there are not chopped. I personally think that body is one of those rare cars that don't good chopped. And Revell sure didn't do it any good. So in spite of the fact that '46 - '48 Ford is one of my favorite cars of all, I'm passing on this one 'cause that chop is awful. (Just my opinion, put the flamethrowers away!) That just means I can afford one more midget kit!

Thanks for posting this John. This is one of the biggest reasons why I don't post on that "other" board much anymore. There's nobody over there that wants any critique of any kind and so nobody over there will ever get any better. BTW, this Pinto of yours is outstanding, no critique needed!

An Indy car generates more down force than it's own static weight so, theoretically at least, you could do this with an Indy car. But standard production street car? Not so much.

Well I plan to live until I'm 250 or so, so no problem. I'll get 'em all built! Actually, I don't have as many as Darin does but I concur with some of the answers already given. Some are bought to be parts donors, some are bought while they're available because you don't know when they'll ever be available again. But yea, I'm set. If the whole hobby industry imploded and disappeared tomorrow I could still build model cars for the rest of my life! That's it! It's my Armageddon protection!

I have actually done it both ways. In this particular case I simply stacked them and glued the torsion bar tube to front of the stack. Once the glue dries a quick hit with a sanding stick blended the whole mess together! You can make this whole process as simple or complicated as you like. I prefer simple.

There is a very active IPMS chapter there. Roanoke Valley IPMS

The race is scheduled for June 2012, just a mere two years from now. Not only has construction on the track not started yet, but a site hasn't even been found. There's tons of money to raise (North of $200 million I've heard), the land must be purchased, permits obtained, construction to F1 specs, etc., etc. And you know there will be some against it and court fights could result. This is a long shot at best, I'm afraid.

For those of you who may be curious how it turned out, a few weeks after I submitted the article on modifying the Tommy Ivo kit, I finished up the model. So here it is in all it's glory: As usual, comments, compliments, slings, and arrows are welcome!

I know, I'm a little late to the party on this one. There's only one thing that bugs me about the way the forum categories are set-up; "NASCARS" Make that "Circle Track Racers" or "Roundy-Round Racers" or ANYTHING but NASCARS! Every time I see or hear somebody use the acronym NASCAR as a noun, i.e. "I like to build NASCARS", or "You did a nice job on that NASCAR", it's like fingernails on a chalk board to me! The drag race section isn't called "NHRAS", is it? NASCAR is an aconym that stands for "National Association of Stock Car Autombile Racing, not the most elegant syntax, but it is what it is, and what it is ain't a noun! Soap box mode off. Drew

Oh, don't get me started on using decals on tires! Seriously, don't.

You know everything will fit.

Think you've got a tough scratch building project? How about a full size, 1:1 scale car all in clear plastic: Drew

The wheels are from AMT's '36 Ford. As for the contrasting color, read the original post again.

Thanks harry, aren't those cool? They're cast white metal and they were sent to me many years ago by a guy in the UK. Sadly he never offered them for sale, just made a few for himself and friends. I just think projects like this look better if they're not sitting flat on the ground.

I haven't posted anything finished in quite a while so I thought I'd at least put up something I'm working on. This is, of course, the newly re-issued AMT Model T double kit. Pretty much straight out of the box so far. The front of the body is channeled over the frame and the grill shell is cut down to match. Colors are Testors Model Master Cream on the frame and front of the body. The same brand Zinc Chromate Green on the engine and front axle. The blue tape is the beginning of possible scallops. These will be the same cream as the frame and the rest of the body will the Zinc Chromate Green. The cream will wrap around the front of the cowl and sweep into the scallops. The engine is the kit's Lincoln and it will have three deuces. Here are the wheels and tires: What I haven't decided yet is if I will leave the green flat and the cream gloss, or flatten it all, or gloss it all!